Born in Pike Co., MS
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Pinkney Duncan
and Winnie (Cameron) Ducan
Sister of
Frances (Duncan) Turnage, Needham Luke Duncan, Miranda Jane (Duncan) Spence [half] and Charles Felder Duncan [half]
Wife of
Francis Marion Simmons
— married
about 1857 [location unknown]
Mother of
Susan Melinda (Simmons) McKinney, Permelia Emma Simmons, Fanny Simmons, Elizabeth Simmons, Alice Simmons, William Simmons, Nedon Simmons and Mary Simmons
Died
at about age 34
in Sabine Parish, La..
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| Created 10 Dec 2014
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Biography
MELISSA BRYANT DUNCAN, c 1857; b. February 11, 1842, Pike Co., MS.; d. December 25, 1876, Sabine Parish, La..
In 1870, Francis Simmons and Melissa Bryant [Duncan] Simmons resided in Sabine, Louisiana, with children Susan M, Lizzie C, Permelia, and William H.[1]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1870 - "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87N-149 : 29 May 2021), Susan M Simmons in entry for Francis M Simmons, 1870.
- Event Place: Sabine, Louisiana, United States
- Event Place (Original): Ward 09, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
- Race: White
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Francis M Simmons Male 36 Mississippi
- Melissa B Simmons Female 26 Mississippi
- Susan M Simmons Female 8 Mississippi
- Lizzie C Simmons Female 4 Miss
- Permelia Simmons Female 3 Louisiana
- William H Simmons Male 2 Louisiana
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LX-BCW : 22 December 2020), Neadham L Duncan in household of James Duncan, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melissa:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Kathy McCain 
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~1.56%
Charity Myatt :
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
Rodger Green :
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~1.56%
Corey (McCain) Taylor :
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Terri (Ott) Viola :
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Crispin Reedy :
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~0.78%
Karen (Ramsey) Fontenot :
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~0.78%
Allison Bailes :
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